ENTRY       EC 1.19.6.1
NAME        Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor
            With dinitrogen as acceptor
SYSNAME     Reduced flavodoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing)
REACTION    6 Reduced flavodoxin + 6 H+ + N2 + n ATP = 6 Oxidized flavodoxin
            + 2 NH3 + n ADP + n Orthophosphate
SUBSTRATE   Reduced flavodoxin
            H+
            N2
            ATP
PRODUCT     Oxidized flavodoxin
            NH3
            ADP
            Orthophosphate
COFACTOR    Iron-sulfur
            Molybdenum
COMMENT     The enzyme is a complex of two proteins containing iron-sulfur
            centers and molybdenum.  Formerly EC 1.19.2.1.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00910  Nitrogen metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.19.6.1
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.19.6.1
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